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2004Final results

2004 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Daniel D. Sutton (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Chad J. Liedtke (R) by 20.4 points.

Daniel D. SuttonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%6,666
Chad J. LiedtkeRepublican
39.8%4,404
11,070 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+1.01996D+3.31998D+12.62000D+20.42004D+15.02006R+10.62008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET